Breathe Well Live Well
|
County's kids with asthma more likely to visit ER
San Francisco Chronicle (AP) — Children with asthma in the dusty and impoverished Imperial County are far more likely to visit the emergency room, costing taxpayers for care often covered by state and federal health care programs. The rate of youngsters visiting the … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
Imperial County asthma kids more likely to hit ER
San Diego Source (subscription) CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — Children with asthma are far more likely to visit the emergency room if they live in Imperial County and doctors aren't sure why. |
View full post on asthma – Google News
 Los Angeles Times |
County's kids with asthma more likely to visit ER
San Jose Mercury News CALEXICO, Calif.—Children with asthma are far more likely to visit the emergency room in they live in Imperial County—an alternative that costs taxpayers and may result from dust and poverty, experts suggest. High asthma rates in the Imperial Valley Imperial County asthma kids more likely to hit ER |
View full post on asthma – Google News
 Minneapolis Star Tribune |
Study: City kids more likely to have food allergies
Chicago Sun-Times Similar trends have been seen for related conditions like asthma. The big question is – what in the environment is triggering them?” Gupta said some of her future research will focus on identifying the environmental causes. City kids much more likely to have food allergies than rural kids Food Allergies More Common in City Kids than Kids From Rural Communities |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
As asthma becomes more common, resources grow in Abilene
ReporterNews.com By Hannah Boen The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report seven million US children in the US have asthma — a number that's risen in recent years, and so has the amount of educational programs and resources for asthma patients in Abilene. |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
People Who Lived Near World Trade Center Report More Lung Disease
MSN Health & Fitness Previous studies found an increased level of asthma among residents who had a heavy layer of dust in their homes after the attacks. The new findings examine how damage to homes is associated with respiratory diseases and symptoms. |
View full post on asthma – Google News
 24 Hours Vancouver |
Allergy sufferers need to get outdoors more
NorthJersey.com A new study has found that Amish children living on farms have one of the lowest incidences of allergies and asthma. That farm children experience less allergies and asthma isn't a new discovery, however. Other studies have also found that those who … Sneezy, wheezy season |
View full post on asthma – Google News
 Medill Reports: Chicago |
As Illinois asthma rate continues to rise, expert says more funding needed for …
Medill Reports: Chicago by David Tonyan The rising prevalence of asthma in Illinois means more people are depending on inhalers to deal with their chronic condition. As the prevalence of asthma increases in Illinois to 5 percent higher than the national average, … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
Asthma triggered by more than pollen
UPI.com ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., May 13 (UPI) — People with asthma have to watch out for more than pollen — fruit, campfires, weather changes or insect bites can all trigger attacks, US allergists warn. Dr. James Sublett, chairman of the American College of … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
More Americans Suffer from Asthma
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Asthma rates in the United States have been on the rise over the past decade and are now at an all-time high, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Almost 26 million Americans had asthma in 2010, the last time data on the … |
View full post on asthma – Google News